Canada Goose Men's Chilliwack Parka

A serious winter coat, beautifully finished construction.

This is the real deal, not some department store coat with a catchy name. Go outside on a bitterly cold day and you will be practically unaware of the cold outside. While other pedestrians rush around you walk serenly in a cocoon of warmth. My area straddles a temperate zone so we rarely see single digit or below zero conditions though tomorrow morning it will hit 4. Those are the rare conditions I take it out and then with just a long sleeve shirt underneath. Above 20 and it is almost uncomfortably warm, I would guess the sweet spot is 0 to -40.
The fit feels very much airtight and the hood is fashioned from real coyote fur. While synthetic fur may be more fashionable it becomes useless (freezes solid) in really cold conditions.

While the price may be steep in the eyes of some it is more than worth the expense. It is a real pleasure in this age of cheap products to own something of...Read more

I bought this jacket 5 years ago when the price wasn't hiddeously expensive yet (I paid it 300 dollars), now it's over 500. After 5 winters, there is holes in the sleeves, the down is not so lofty anymore though I took great care of my garments. More over :
-the fill power of the down is only 625 (US standard), which is ok but not exceptionnal,
-it's a stitch through construction instead of a baffled construction. This means that it is cheaper to produce and less effective than a baffled construction. Baffled construction eliminate coldspot.
-The outer shell is super heavy and not really durable,
-it is very expensive to clean : about 30 dollars.

Conclusion : Canada Goose down jackets are good but not worth the price.
For such prices, their garments should have 800FP down + a fully baffled constructions+ a more durable outershell.

Don't get me wrong, this Jacket is built with all of the same excellence of quality and construction Canada Goose (CG) is known for. However, there are some things specific to this Jacket that you should be aware of prior to ordering. Most importantly, this is a "Bomber" Jacket and therefore several design trade-offs between absolute warmth and enhanced mobility have been made.

Length - Being a "Bomber" cut, this jacket is shorter than a Parka, thus naturally less coverage.
Pockets - a bit on the small side, probably keeping in proportion to the shorter cut.
Fill - a few spots, most notably on the front inside elbow areas have reduced down fill. While this no doubt helps enhance mobility, it does produce noticeably colder spots in these areas when the temp gets into the teens and below.

Also, as seems common to all CG jackets, sizing is a bit off (for me at least). 99% of the time I can order clothes in a "Large" size sight unseen from other...Read more